Erd\H{o}s-Gy\'{a}rf\'{a}s problem for partially ordered sets
Abstract
Given integers with and , a strong -coloring of the Boolean lattice is a coloring of its -chains such that every induced copy of in uses at least colors on its -chains. Let denote the minimum number of colors in such a coloring. We study this Boolean-lattice analogue of the Erd\H{o}s-Gy\'{a}rf\'{a}s function.We first show that every finite poset strongly embeds into a Boolean lattice. Combined with a structural Ramsey theorem for finite posets with linear extensions, this implies the existence of the strong Boolean Ramsey number for every integer , every , and every nonempty finite poset . In particular, this gives an affirmative answer to a problem of Cox and Stolee and yields the existence of . Next, using the symmetric Lov\'asz local lemma, we obtain a probabilistic upper bound on . Finally, we prove lower bounds by combining Tur\'an-type extremal estimates for -chains, a double-counting argument, and a generalized Lubell-type framework for -chains.
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@article{arxiv.2604.10229,
title = {Erd\H{o}s-Gy\'{a}rf\'{a}s problem for partially ordered sets},
author = {Gyula O. H. Katona and Yaping Mao},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.10229},
year = {2026}
}
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23 pages